The imagination is a marvellous tool. Art uses it continuously. No two children see the same thing in the same way. It is always subject to the individual’s imagination.
We no longer view staff members with a specialised purpose, such as the school nurse and school chaplain, as ‘non-essential’ niche staff members, but as central pillars in our plan to extend a culture of care and wellbeing across the campus.
In the recent Global Inspired Builds Robotics 2021 competition, two Reddford House Grade 7 teams from South Africa were placed in the top five winning positions.
In both the independent and state school sectors, we have repeatedly seen that the key determinant of team culture is the quality of the school’s senior leadership.
‘Wokeness’, in my opinion, is not the new term for enlightenment. In its current form, it is the antithesis of enlightenment. It has become another term for being partisan to a dogmatic ideology.
In our schools we need to get back to basics, such as simple practices that foster healing – stress debriefing sessions, journaling, prayer, outreach programmes, nature, arts and music.
Odyssey is a nine-day adventurous journey. In groups of no more than 16 learners, accompanied by a Midstream College staff member, students must self-navigate a 110-kilometre route.
While the concept of middle school is common throughout the world (there are comprehensive descriptions of the programmes in at...
The mentorship that I received from schools was empowering, as I was exposed to different school environments, cultures and teaching systems. I still receive support and love from SAMSTIP and ISASA.
Substituting technology for passports, students met via Zoom and used Microsoft Teams as they researched 10 aspects of inequality in the USA and South Africa.